Postgraduate Admissions

We have PhD Studentships available.

The research interests of the School of Physics span condensed-matter physics, biomedical physics and astrophysics, using both theoretical and experimental techniques. About 75 researchers including staff, research fellows and postgraduate students are supported by more than 15 technical and secretarial staff. The research is well rated and funded from a range of sources including EPSRC, MRC, PPARC and the European Community. In recent years the quality of the work of a number of groups has been highlighted by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council in its publications. In addition, the School has links with many commercial companies.

The School is located in a spacious, purpose-designed building which has been upgraded to modern specifications and provides excellent support and facilities for research. Technical support is provided by the School's well-equipped and very skillfully staffed electronics and mechanical workshops and by specialist research technicians. A Principal Experimental Officer supports the Biomedical Physics Group and a Senior Experimental Officer provides high-level IT support for the School. Other School services include a helium liquefier producing 55,000 liquid litres of helium per year, nitrogen liquefiers, materials processing and clean rooms. High-speed networking has been installed throughout the School, and following a £2M grant from HEFCE's Joint Research Equipment Initiative, the School's computing facilities are now amongst the most powerful in the UK.

Postgraduate Studies

The School's research activities take place within research groups, and one group is responsible for the taught masters programme.

All students are assigned to one of these groups to provide a stimulating environment with access to academic and postdoctoral staff and fellow postgraduate students working in related areas. This group structure provides a very positive support mechanism for all students. It helps research students to sustain productive research, and over 90% complete within the EPSRC deadline period, with most publishing between three and five scientific papers during their period of study, and contributing to at least one international conference.

The School prides itself on the high quality of its students and of the supervision they receive. The research-group structure and the lively and supportive culture of the School ensure that the PhD student experience at Exeter is of a very high standard.

Postgraduate students on the taught masters programme benefit from a close interaction with group members, broadening their background in general aspects of medical physics.

Financial Support

UK and EC research students are eligible for EPSRC (Quota and Case) and MRC awards. UK and EC masters students are eligible for EPSRC Advanced Studentships; students taking the medical physics MSc programme on a part-time basis may be supported through Health Authority Trainee Posts (details of the application process are available on request).

Obtaining Further Information

The Postgraduate Admissions Tutor is Dr M.E. Portnoi. For application forms please contact:

Postgraduate Admissions
School of Physics
University of Exeter
Stocker Road
Exeter EX4 4QL
UK

Tel: 01392 - 264171
Fax: 01392 - 264111
WWW: http://newton.ex.ac.uk/admissions/pg/
email: physPG@exeter.ac.uk or use the WWW form.

Applications

When completing your application form you are asked to give the programme code. The code for the taught programme is shown after the title of the programme in this prospectus. Codes for research programmes in this School are: MPhil/PhD in Physics (M334)/(A334)

Fees

Refer to University fees table.